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most citedMAGIC discovery of VHE Emission from the FSRQ PKS 1222+21

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21 papers

astro-ph.CO2016★ 33 cited

Weak lensing magnification in the Dark Energy Survey Science Verification Data

M. Garcia-Fernandez, E. Sánchez, I. Sevilla-Noarbe +68

In this paper the effect of weak lensing magnification on galaxy number counts is studied by cross-correlating the positions of two galaxy samples, separated by redshift, using dat…

astro-ph.CO2016★ 156 cited

Cosmology constraints from shear peak statistics in Dark Energy Survey Science Verification data

T. Kacprzak, D. Kirk, O. Friedrich +81

Shear peak statistics has gained a lot of attention recently as a practical alternative to the two point statistics for constraining cosmological parameters. We perform a shear pea…

astro-ph.HE2016★ 306 cited

Limits to dark matter annihilation cross-section from a combined analysis of MAGIC and Fermi-LAT observations of dwarf satellite galaxies

M. L. Ahnen, S. Ansoldi, L. A. Antonelli +154

We present the first joint analysis of gamma-ray data from the MAGIC Cherenkov telescopes and the Fermi Large Area Telescope (LAT) to search for gamma-ray signals from dark matter…

astro-ph.GA2016★ 19 cited

Comparing Dark Energy Survey and HST-CLASH observations of the galaxy cluster RXC J2248.7-4431: implications for stellar mass versus dark matter

A. Palmese, O. Lahav, M. Banerji +65

We derive the stellar mass fraction in the galaxy cluster RXC J2248.7-4431 observed with the Dark Energy Survey (DES) during the Science Verification period. We compare the stellar…

astro-ph.GA2015★ 97 cited

No galaxy left behind: accurate measurements with the faintest objects in the Dark Energy Survey

E. Suchyta, E. M. Huff, J. Aleksić +72

Accurate statistical measurement with large imaging surveys has traditionally required throwing away a sizable fraction of the data. This is because most measurements have have rel…

astro-ph.HE2015★ 13 cited

MAGIC observations of MWC 656, the only known Be/BH system

J. Aleksić, S. Ansoldi, L. A. Antonelli +149

Context: MWC 656 has recently been established as the first observationally detected high-mass X-ray binary system containing a Be star and a black hole (BH). The system has been a…

astro-ph.HE2014★ 20 cited

Discovery of very high energy gamma-ray emission from the blazar 1ES 0033+595 by the MAGIC telescopes

J. Aleksić, S. Ansoldi, L. A. Antonelli +157

The number of known very high energy (VHE) blazars is , which is very small in comparison to the number of blazars detected in other frequencies. This situation is a hand…

astro-ph.HE2014★ 5 cited

MAGIC search for VHE -ray emission from AE Aquarii in a multiwavelength context

J. Aleksić, S. Ansoldi, L. A. Antonelli +152

It has been claimed that the nova-like cataclysmic variable (CV) AE Aquarii (AE Aqr) is a very-high-energy (VHE, 100 GeV) source both on observational and theoretical grounds.…

astro-ph.HE2014★ 24 cited

MAGIC reveals a complex morphology within the unidentified gamma-ray source HESS J1857+026

MAGIC Collaboration, J. Aleksić, S. Ansoldi +158

HESS J1857+026 is an extended TeV gamma-ray source that was discovered by H.E.S.S. as part of its Galactic plane survey. Given its broadband spectral energy distribution and its sp…

astro-ph.HE2014★ 97 cited

MAGIC gamma-ray and multifrequency observations of flat spectrum radio quasar PKS 1510-089 in early 2012

MAGIC Collaboration, J. Aleksić, S. Ansoldi +218

Among more than fifty blazars detected in very high energy (VHE, E>100GeV) gamma-rays, only three belong to the subclass of Flat Spectrum Radio Quasars (FSRQs). MAGIC observed FSRQ…

astro-ph.HE2014★ 59 cited

MAGIC long-term study of the distant TeV blazar PKS 1424+240 in a multiwavelength context

MAGIC Collaboration, J. Aleksić, S. Ansoldi +168

We present a study of the very high energy (VHE; E > 100 GeV) gamma-ray emission of the blazar PKS 1424+240 observed with the MAGIC telescopes. The primary aim of this paper is the…

astro-ph.HE2013★ 40 cited

MAGIC observations and multifrequency properties of the Flat Spectrum Radio Quasar 3C 279 in 2011

J. Aleksić, S. Ansoldi, L. A. Antonelli +168

We study the multifrequency emission and spectral properties of the quasar 3C 279. We observed 3C 279 in very high energy (VHE, E>100GeV) gamma rays, with the MAGIC telescopes duri…

astro-ph.HE2013★ 67 cited

Rapid and multi-band variability of the TeV-bright active nucleus of the galaxy IC 310

The MAGIC Collaboration, J. Aleksić, L. A. Antonelli +161

Context. The radio galaxy IC 310 has recently been identified as a gamma-ray emitter based on observations at GeV energies with Fermi-LAT and at very high energies (VHE, E>100GeV)…

astro-ph.HE2013★ 30 cited

Discovery of very high energy gamma-ray emission from the blazar 1ES 1727+502 with the MAGIC Telescopes

MAGIC Collaboration, J. Aleksić, L. A. Antonelli +155

Motivated by the Costamante & Ghisellini (2002) predictions we investigated if the blazar 1ES 1727+502 (z=0.055) is emitting very high energy (VHE, E>100 GeV) gamma rays. We observ…

astro-ph.HE2012★ 39 cited

The Simultaneous Low State Spectral Energy Distribution of 1ES 2344+514 from Radio to Very High Energies

MAGIC Collaboration, J. Aleksić, L. A. Antonelli +191

[Abridged] Context. To construct and interpret the spectral energy distribution (SED) of BL Lacertae objects, simultaneous broad-band observations are mandatory. Aims. We present t…

astro-ph.HE2012★ 67 cited

Discovery of VHE gamma-rays from the blazar 1ES 1215+303 with the MAGIC Telescopes and simultaneous multi-wavelength observations

MAGIC Collaboration, J. Aleksić, E. A. Alvarez +164

Context. We present the discovery of very high energy (VHE, E > 100GeV) gamma-ray emission from the BL Lac object 1ES 1215+303 by the MAGIC telescopes and simultaneous multi-wavele…

astro-ph.HE2011★ 376 cited

MAGIC discovery of VHE Emission from the FSRQ PKS 1222+21

J. Aleksić, L. Antonelli, P. Antoranz +146

Very High Energy (VHE) gamma-ray emission from the flat spectrum radio quasar (FSRQ) PKS 1222+21 (4C 21.35, z=0.432) was detected with the MAGIC Cherenkov telescopes during a short…

astro-ph.HE2010★ 4 cited

MAGIC Upper Limits for two Milagro-detected, Bright Fermi Sources in the Region of SNR G65.1+0.6

J. Aleksić, L. A. Antonelli, P. Antoranz +144

We report on the observation of the region around supernova remnant G65.1+0.6 with the stand-alone MAGIC-I telescope. This region hosts the two bright GeV gamma-ray sources 1FGL J1…

astro-ph.HE2010★ 58 cited

Magic constraints on Gamma-ray emission from Cygnus X-3

J. Aleksić, L. A. Antonelli, P. Antoranz +156

Cygnus X-3 is a microquasar consisting of an accreting compact object orbiting around a Wolf-Rayet star. It has been detected at radio frequencies and up to high-energy gamma rays…

astro-ph.HE2010★ 17 cited

MAGIC observation of the GRB080430 afterglow

MAGIC Collaboration, J. Aleksić, H. Anderhub +151

Context: Gamma-ray bursts are cosmological sources emitting radiation from the gamma-rays to the radio band. Substantial observational efforts have been devoted to the study of gam…

astro-ph.HE2009★ 21 cited

Simultaneous multi-frequency observation of the unknown redshift blazar PG 1553+113 in March-April 2008

MAGIC Collaboration, J. Aleksić, H. Anderhub +161

The blazar PG 1553+113 is a well known TeV gamma-ray emitter. In this paper, we determine its spectral energy distribution using simultaneous multi-frequency data in order to study…